"iota" meaning in French

See iota in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /jɔ.ta/ Forms: iota [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|grc|ἰῶτα}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|#}} iota m (plural iota)
  1. iota (Greek letter) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Greek letter names
    Sense id: en-iota-fr-noun-JAU~DIcQ Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 96 4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
  2. jot, iota (negligible amount) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-iota-fr-noun-f0vDn9BR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: d’un iota
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    }
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/jɔ.ta/"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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}
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    "French entries with incorrect language header",
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    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
    "French terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "fr:Greek letter names"
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    }
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m",
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      },
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  "lang_code": "fr",
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      ],
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          "iota",
          "iota#English"
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      "ipa": "/jɔ.ta/"
    }
  ],
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    "fr:Iota (lettre de l'alphabet grec)"
  ],
  "word": "iota"
}

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